Careful: Implementation Matters! Read this short, but wonderful response to the CCSS for Social Studies from Stephen Lazar, a National Board Certified Social Studies teacher
Technology Tools for Social Studies
National Geographic MapMaker Interactive Students can draw and measure routes on a global map and look at information such as carbon emissions, population, etc. Maps can be printed and emailed. Digital History, using new technologies to enhance teaching and research - American history teachinghistory.org - National History Education Clearinghouse Docs Teach - From the National Archives timerime Create and share timelines that incorporate text, images, audio and video. timetoast Create and share timelines at this site. This site does not support B.C. dates. SAS Curriculum Pathways - technology resources for the Social Studies including interactive tools, tutorials, and web lessons
Research and Curriculum ResourcesSweet Search-- search engine of evaluated online resourcesFinding Dulcinea -- web guide for educators Scoop.it! -- magazine like place to curate your resources Ambiently -- find similar websites Library of Congress -- the place to go for primary source documents
Informational Literacy Skills Documents Social Studies 6-8 Flipped Classroom:
Successes, challenges, strategies, and how to structure this learning approach. Flipped Learning-sponsored 2012-2013 Webinar series
Social Studies: April 10, 2013
Register for this Webinar even if you can't watch it live; you will receive a link to the archived version afterward
Camtasia software allows screen recording and so much more
Sophia Website - teacher-created videos; also allows you to upload or create your own videos, create playlists, share with students, etc.
Because the Khan Academy website links to YouTube, students cannot watch these videos in school - only at home.
Khan Academy videos are also podcasts in iTunesU. Can be downloaded onto student laptops or mobile devices.
Places to Host your Video: Sophia.org YouTube Screencast.com (up to 2G total) Click here for a video of how to use Screencast.com to upload your video Vimeo (up to 500 MG per week) - you can create a channel; password-protect your video Edmodo - students download to watch; students without Internet at home can pre-load before leaving school iTunes (podcasts) TeacherTube - see my example here Podbean (podcasts) - see my example here. Podbean offers only 50 MB with a free account
Engaging Students in New Ways Using Technology - Social Studies
Social Studies Research Planning
Common Core and Social Studies:
Literacy in History/ Social Studies
Careful: Implementation Matters! Read this short, but wonderful response to the CCSS for Social Studies from Stephen Lazar, a National Board Certified Social Studies teacher
Technology Tools for Social Studies
National Geographic MapMaker Interactive Students can draw and measure routes on a global map and look at information such as carbon emissions, population, etc. Maps can be printed and emailed.
Digital History, using new technologies to enhance teaching and research - American history
teachinghistory.org - National History Education Clearinghouse
Docs Teach - From the National Archives
timerime Create and share timelines that incorporate text, images, audio and video.
timetoast Create and share timelines at this site. This site does not support B.C. dates.
SAS Curriculum Pathways - technology resources for the Social Studies including interactive tools, tutorials, and web lessons
Research and Curriculum Resources Sweet Search-- search engine of evaluated online resourcesFinding Dulcinea -- web guide for educators
Scoop.it! -- magazine like place to curate your resources
Ambiently -- find similar websites
Library of Congress -- the place to go for primary source documents
Informational Literacy Skills Documents
Social Studies 6-8
Flipped Classroom:
Successes, challenges, strategies, and how to structure this learning approach.
Flipped Learning-sponsored 2012-2013 Webinar series
Social Studies: April 10, 2013
Register for this Webinar even if you can't watch it live; you will receive a link to the archived version afterward
Resources for Video in the Classroom
Ted ED (Lessons Worth Sharing); High-quality, school-appropriate videos, organized by subject area; lessons included; example includes the Making of the Constitution;
TedEd videos come complete with lessons and "quizzes;" you can customize and send to your students like this example I created.
YouTube Teachers- videos by and for teachers; check out the Playlist (for example,Songs of the Civil War) and the Flipped History videos
YouTube EDU
EduVision Flipped Learning Network - Not much social studies today, but will be expanding
PBS.org
TeacherTube
iTunes - podcasts, iTunes U - students can download podcasts to their laptops
Sophia website - Teacher-created videos you can use; or upload your own
iTunes Store - podcasts, iTunes U
Explania.com - animated video collect
WatchKnowLearn - free educational videos. The site is collaborative and allows you to build your own classroom for your content.
SAS Curriculum Pathways - Resources including video for the flipped class
Hippo Campus - videos about Math, Science and Social Studies topics
Khan Academy at iTunes U: U.S. History videos can be found here;
Places to Host your Video:
Sophia.org
YouTube
Screencast.com (up to 2G total) Click here for a video of how to use Screencast.com to upload your video
Vimeo (up to 500 MG per week) - you can create a channel; password-protect your video
Edmodo - students download to watch; students without Internet at home can pre-load before leaving school
iTunes (podcasts)
TeacherTube - see my example here
Podbean (podcasts) - see my example here. Podbean offers only 50 MB with a free account